AlphaBeing Inflatable Sleeping Pad for Camping, Ultralight Inflatable Sleeping Mat for Backpacking, Hiking, Compact & Lightweight Air Mattress

After purchasing this ground pads received a message from Joy the owner of AlphaBeing. She requested that I please leave a review. As it turned out I was leaving that Fri. for a 3 day 2 night bikepacking trip. The forecast was for some of the lowest temps in the Va. mountains this Fall. I loaded my bike and headed out planning to test my new ground pad, Please note that I didn't bring a spare pad in case of problems.My ground pad performed really well. I had a few issues but no real complaints. Bear in mind that I am a thru hiker of the 2000 mile Appalachian Trail and have backpacked/bikepacked for over 35 years so I kinda know what works.First the weight was 16.3 oz/17.3 with the included stuff sack. I felt the stuff sack was a bit heavy but very durable. The pad is a generous size at 23"X78". My 1 man tent had about 8" of extra headroom. If your tent is small the pad might not fit. Most pads from other companies are 20"X72" unless you get the bigger (more expensive) 25" X 76. I'm not sure where they get the 10-15 breaths to inflate. It took me appx 35/40 full breaths and I have great lung capacity. When I first laid on the pad the valve popped open! so I must have not pushed it in far enough. Omnly made that mistake once. I use a down quilt and slept fine in temps that were mid to low 30's although they may have dropped over night. The first morning I thought I'd lost a bit of air but when I tried blowing more in it only took about 3 breaths. It's going to take some time getting use to the diamond pattern as I've always slept on pad with air beams or channels. The pad deflated and packed easily even with cold fingers. There was little or no sliding and no noise when turning over. I do think the pad is more suited to 3 season use. Maybe 4 season with an underpad like ensolite.I've owned pads from Thermrest and Big Agnes and have paid almost $200 per pad in the past. Some have lasted 4-7 years and other's not so long. I'd love to see the big name companies embrace the same philosophy as AlphaBeing and offer pads at a price that more people can afford.Overall, I am very happy so far. I'll continue to use my pad over the winter and into the spring. They do offer a lifetime warranty.

This is just about the strangest product I've ever purchased. I typically hammock camp but there are times where I have to use a tent or the weather will be cold enough that I need the mild insulation on the bottom of the hammock. This sleeping pad is great... when it stays inflated.With my purchase I was given an opportunity to make a post about how I used it and have a second pad sent to me for free. The first pad deflated for me in a matter of 2-3 hours when I used it, so I set it aside and sent the customer service a note. They were awesome and sent a replacement (so now there are 3 sleeping pads). I ended up using the second sleeping pad for the rest of that season and it worked OK. I would wake up to it being about 50% filled which was just barely enough to still be sort of comfortable in the morning.I just took my first trip of 2021 and some of my things got mixed around over the winter so I couldn't remember which if the 3 worked well. I inflated all 3, laid them on a mat with light weight (45lb each) and left them on the floor overnight. One hadn't lost any air at all, one lost about 50%, and one was entirely deflated. No obvious holes or tears or noises happening that clearly point to where the leak was at.So now I have 1 air pad that works well after getting 3 of the same thing. The QA leaves a lot to be desired here, and at this point I can't recommend this air mattress to anybody because there's simply too much variability in the quality.

I've previously purchased 3 different types of these inflatable pads and returned 2. Each of the 3 pads eventually failed to hold air after between 3 and 7 nights of sleeping on them. I returned the first 2 and kept the third because even though it didn't hold air after a few days, it was still foam padded and I figured that was the best I was going to get.Well, it's been over a year and that 3rd pad is physically disintegrating. So I decided to see what else is out there.I purchased this pad and am really impressed so far. It inflates easily (for me it's less than 18 full breaths to fill from empty), is actually really comfortable when inflated (compared to other options I've tested), it's super lightweight, and it holds air impressively. I can't say much about how durable it is over the long-term, but so far it's done better than any previous inflatable pad I've ever owned. All of which I paid more for.I'm reviewing this product because the seller sent me a followup email reminding me to review this product as well as to remind me of the lifetime warranty that this pad comes with.Well, I'm really happy with its performance so far. And the lifetime warranty gives me confidence that if it does end up leaking, it will be taken care of. But so far, I'm happy to report that it's been great.

Update: I contacted the company about the broken pad and their customer service was excellent. In less than a week, they sent me a new pad. I hope the new one lasts longer than the other one!This sleeping pad was great for the first camping trip. Then it started to leak a little bit more each time. Now, after 5 trips, the air leaks out of the valve by the morning and I wake up on the floor. This pad was a waste of money.